MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '19 at 00:22
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 838 85% 687 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 126 Parallax 129 117% 133 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 133 Splatting 104 112% 143 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 153 153 153 153 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 377 SusWrite 184 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.3 219% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 154 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 143 Mixed 100 SusWrite 155 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 32.2 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 45.2 SC Mixed 32.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,677x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	323x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	366x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	363x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	64x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $893

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16